Charakteristikas

Charakteristikas is an Estonian noun meaning "characteristics" or "properties." It is used to refer to the features that define or distinguish an object, system, or phenomenon.

The word is a loanword in Estonian, related to the German Charakteristik and to the Latin characteristicus, with roots in Greek charaktēr meaning a mark or engraved sign.

In scientific, technical, and everyday writing, charakteristikas denotes the set of observable traits or properties that describe something, such as size, composition, behavior, or performance. It is commonly used in phrases that introduce or summarize the features of a subject, object, or dataset.

Examples of usage: The charakteristikas of the alloy include high tensile strength and corrosion resistance. In data reporting, researchers describe the charakteristikas of the sample, including mean, variance, and distribution.

See also: characteristic, feature, property, attribute, karakteristika (Estonian for "characteristic" or "feature").